They put a parking lot on a piece of land
When the supermarket used to stand.
Before that they put up a bowling alley
On the site that used to be the local palais.
That's where the big bands used [bad word] and play.
My sister went there on a saturday. [bad word] dancing,
All her boyfriends used [bad word] and call.
Why [bad word] dancing, it's only natural?

Another saturday, another date.
She would be ready but she's always make them wait.
In the hallway, in anticipation,
He didn't know the night would end up in [bad word] 
He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek. [bad word] dancing,
That's how they did it when I was just a kid,
And when they [bad word] dancing,
My sister always did.

My sister should [bad word] in a midnight,
And my mum would always sit up and wait.
It always ended up in a big row
When my sister used to get home late.

Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,
Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate.

The day they knocked down the palais
My sister stood and cried.
The day they knocked down the palais
Part of my childhood died, just died.

Now I'm grown up and playing in a band,
And there's a car park where the palais used to stand.
My sister's married and she lives on an estate.
Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait.
She knows they get away with things she never could,
But if I asked her I wonder if she would, [bad word] dancing [bad word] on sister, have yourself a ball.
Don't be afraid [bad word] dancing,
It's only natural. [bad word] dancing,
Just like the palais on a saturday.
And all her friends [bad word] dancing
Where the big bands used to play.